I had the new LP album 17 days before it hit retail. Trust me, I heard all the songs before you did, over and over. They decided to pull a Green Day and get all political so in my book, they suck, just like Green Day. They also tried to get all emotional and do slow songs which was a mistake.
Linkin Park used to be Nu Metal... now they suck. Rise Against is punk. Billy Talent and Finger Eleven are rock. I actually really enjoyed Finger Eleven until they released their new album... it sucked. I don't know what Alexisonfire is because I've never listened to them.
Meteora > Minutes to Midnight
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2. Pillar
3. A Change of Pace
4. Emery
5. Sparta
Those are all cross genre bands, not pure rock. They aren't my favorites either, just some of the first ones I saw.
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